The focus lately in the Ontario Hockey League has been on the top four teams: Windsor, London, Belleville and Brampton. The teams below them have seemed to fade into nothingness, mentioned only when they face any of the top four. Maybe that is the way they like it though. Having the attention elsewhere allows these teams like Saginaw and Guelph in the West and Ottawa and Mississauga in the East to quietly go about their business.
I am not too familiar with the West but I do know that forgetting about Ottawa in the East could be a mistake these top teams do not want to make. London came in to Ottawa on the weekend looking for an easy two points but Ottawa had a solid team effort and came out of the battle with the victory. This team will no doubt have an extra edge to them come playoff time as they look to give the legend Brian Kilrea one last championship before he deservedly gives up his coaching duties. Can they beat London or one of the other top teams in a seven game series? No one knows but they will definitely leave everything on the ice.
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